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Senior Applied Scientist, H-1B salary

What 197 H-1B filings report for “Senior Applied Scientist” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Applied Scientist?

$174k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Applied Scientist, typically $144k to $218k, across 197 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $184k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$144k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$159k–$195k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$174,000
197 filings
Top (p90)
$218k
90th percentile
p10 $144k
median $174k
p90 $218k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California75$184k+$10k
  • 2Washington91$165k−$9k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $174kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Applied Scientist?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Applied Scientist roles are Microsoft, Uber, and Zillow, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Applied Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

242 filings carry “Senior Applied Scientist” in the title, across 19 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Applied Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.